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Originally Posted by Seahawk
I went and took a look. He posted the below on 9/02/24 in the Insulting Garage Door thread.
Send him a PM.
My neighbor just finished a series of chemo and he told me it was the hardest thing he had ever done.
SC, let us know.
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Hey guys, I'm still on top of the ground kicking rocks. I sleep like a dead man with a CPAP and O2 concentrator nowadays shoulda done the CPAP 30 years ago. Life changer. IF you snore or need a pot of coffee and an hour to get going in the morning then look into it.
Going on now 22 1/2 months chemo plus immunotherapy the first year until it supposedly quit working then a new chemo no immuno since. Treatments every 3 weeks and all the associated tests and imagery, a couple rounds of radiosurgery. I've taken so many IV's to the top of my hands, one instance where the chemo infiltrated the top of my hand, my veins in my arms just couldn't take anymore so I had a port installed in my chest that so far has been used a couple times.
You'd never know by looking at me that nearly 2 years ago I was given 2-3 months to live without treatment or maybe get a year with treatment. I fired that oncologist almost a year ago after asking him if the treatments had anything to do with raising my blood glucose and A1c his reply was "I'm not the one putting food in your mouth". Wrong answer pal. Pulmonologist that did his 3rd bronchial biopsy on me set me up with another oncologist that I can work with.
It's a catch 22. They tell me "If you stop treatment you might lose ground to the cancer and if you try to start it up again the cancer may be resistant to the treatment". I've been on the 2nd line of treatment, until just a couple months ago there was no 3rd line drug. But now they claim there is a new one on the market. The side effects look worse than the disease it treats. So that's the trick...stay alive and hope something new comes along.
I appreciate the thoughts prayers and messages you guys have sent me. Not giving up just yet, I try to avoid things and people that aggravate me, do things on my own time and every day is a blessing. Oh, and the cat, he's getting older but sleeps much better on his side of the bed. He stays close by. Wouldn't trade my old cat for anything.
And Holy Toledo Bazman, your Florida Gators are coming to Starkvegas this weekend to take on my Bulldogs. I think it's the Dan Mullen Appreciation Bowl?!
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